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DO = Doctor of Osteopathy, or Osteopath, as opposed to and Alopath or MD. Osteopaths endure the same core curriculum of an MD program and add OMT = Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy, muskuloskelatal manipulation for purposes of treatment. DO's take the same USMLE (US Medical Licensing Exam)...

EMS is where it's at! Guardian, Thank you for your kind words. I have a strange background and I think it actually helped. I had worked for about 4 years as a medic in southern Calif., lost my mind (just kidding) and went to LAPD (86-96). I actually loved the job but had gone through one...

Sorry, been away I am sorry to have started this thread and not be involved. I have never done this before, monitored it for a while and kinda thought that it had died out. The PA profession is flourishing. It is no better and certainly not worse than NP. The only differences between the...

Best advice on the topic! I have worked with a few PJs in Tactical EMS and they are locked on!

I am in Central Cal. (Bakersfield). I came here to pay back my NHSC Scholarship and decided to stay. I lived in Sunnyvale when I was up there! How are things? Do you work for AMR or the city?

Good for you, R/r. Practice in California (I haven't practiced in other states) is certainly not restricted for PA'S as "dependant practitioners." I trained at Stanford School of Medicine, a program that has the good sense to accept primarily RN's and medics. My RN peers were able to apply for...

Hello, I am new to your forum. I signed up because I want to be certain to "never forget where I came from." I am a former EMT-P, currently working as a PA-C (Physician Assistant). I wanted to ask how many of you out there have gone this route, know someone who has gone this route, or would...